Holistic Wellness Practitioner’s
CODE OF ETHICS

Personal Responsibility:

• A Practitioner agrees to take care of their own health and well-being and to treat their mind, body, and spirit with love and respect.
  
  
• A Practitioner agrees to always strive for greater self-knowledge and spiritual growth to ensure that the purest possible healing energy, information and treatment are provided to each client.
  

Clients Rights:

• A Practitioner will respect the client’s choices.
  
  
• A Practitioner is committed to providing compassion and respect for human dignity.
  
  
• A Practitioner will refrain from criticism or judgment of other healing modalities.
  
  

Client Care:

• A Practitioner agrees to always to provide healing treatments using appropriate techniques.
  
  
• A Practitioner shall conduct each treatment in a professional manner.
  
• A Practitioner agrees to provide a safe and supportive environment for clients receiving treatments, and to uphold honesty and integrity in his or her practice and client relationships.
  
  
• A Practitioner shall be sensitive to the boundary and needs of each individual patient.
  
  

Confidently:

• Practitioners agree that any information that is discussed with a client within the context of a session is confidential between the practitioner and client.
  
  
• This information will not be released nor discussed with a third party, unless given permission by the client.
  
  

The Session:

• A Practitioner agrees to provide each client a brief oral description of what may happen during a session, before the session begins.
  
  
• Clients shall be told that the treatment does not ensure a cure, nor is it a substitute for medical or professional care by licensed health care professionals.
  
  
• A Practitioner agrees to refer client with physical or mental illnesses to licensed health care professionals whenever appropriate.
  
  
• A Practitioner shall not act in any professional capacity for which a license is required, should he or she not possess that license.
  
  
• A Practitioner shall not diagnose nor prescribe, unless licensed, and shall not steer the client away from any care by a licensed health care provider, and shall not otherwise interfere with treatment by any licensed health care provider.
  
  

A Clients Responsibilities

• Clients share with Practitioners the responsibility for their own health and well-being.
  
  
• The client has the responsibility to be truthful and express concerns clearly to their practitioner.